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Employment Opportunities in Therapeutic Recreation

The Douglas College Therapeutic Recreation Program does not accept any responsibility for the job postings listed below.  Postings will be updated once a week.  For further information on any of the positions, please contact the agency directly.  For employers interested in posting a job, click here: Employers 

 

Full-time


  Job Type     Full-time
  Education Diploma
  Job Title Recreation Therapist
  Agency Inglewood Care Centre
  Location     West Vancouver
  Date Posted 3/March/2010
  Closing Date 3/April/2010
  Job Description     Inglewood Care Centre - FT Recreation Therapist


  Job Type     Full-time
  Education Degree
  Job Title Recreation Therapist - Adolescent Day Treatment Program
  Agency Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre
  Location     Abbotsford
  Date Posted 1/March/2010
  Closing Date 1/April/2010
  Job Description     Adolescent Day Treatment Program Abbotsford - Rec Therapist


  Job Type     Full-time (one year maternity leave)
  Education Diploma
  Job Title Recreation Therapist
  Agency Delta Lodge
  Location     Ladner
  Date Posted 18/February/2010
  Closing Date 29/March/2010
  Job Description     Delta Lodge - FT Temp Rec Therapist



Part-time


  Job Type     Part-time (2 positions)
  Education Diploma
  Job Title Program Worker
  Agency Vancouver Resource Society - Day Program
  Location     Vancouver
  Date Posted 1/March/2010
  Closing Date 1/April/2010
  Job Description     Vancouver Resource Society - Program Worker


  Job Type     Part-time 
  Education Student
  Job Title Day Program Worker
  Agency Peace Arch Community Services
  Location     SOURCES Life Skills Resource Centre - Surrey
  Date Posted 18/February/2010
  Closing Date 29/March/2010
  Job Description     Peace Arch Community Services - Specialized Day Program Worker (Music focus)


  Job Type     Part-time
  Education Student
  Job Title Community Connector
  Agency Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network
  Location     Coquitlam
  Date Posted 3/November/2009
  Closing Date Ongoing
  Job Description     PLAN - Activity Connectors



Casual


  Job Type     Casual
  Education Diploma
  Job Title Recreation Programmers - HEU Activity Worker II (2 positions)
  Agency Maplewood House
  Location     Abbotsford
  Date Posted 11/March/2010
  Closing Date 11/April/2010
  Job Description     Maplewood House - Temp Recreation Programmers (x2)


  Job Type     Casual
  Education Diploma
  Job Title Activity Aide
  Agency Pinnacle Care Group
  Location     Highland Lodge - Langley
  Date Posted 11/March/2010
  Closing Date 11/April/2010
  Job Description     Highland Lodge - Casual Activity Aide


  Job Type     Casual (2 positions)
  Education Diploma
  Job Title Program Worker
  Agency Vancouver Resource Society - Day Program
  Location     Vancouver
  Date Posted 1/March/2010
  Closing Date 1/April/2010
  Job Description     Vancouver Resource Society - Program Worker


Job Type     Casual
  Education Diploma
  Job Title Activity Aides
  Agency Fair Haven United Church Homes
  Location     Vancouver and Burnaby locations
  Date Posted 28/January/2010
  Closing Date ongoing
  Job Description     Fair Haven United Church Homes - Casual Activity Aide


  Job Type     Casual
  Education Student
  Job Title Activities Assistants
  Agency Ocean View Care Home
  Location     White Rock
  Date Posted 8/December/2009
  Closing Date ongoing
  Job Description     Ocean View Care Home - Activities Assistants



Volunteer

  Job Type     Volunteer
  Education Student/Graduate
  Job Title Tournament Volunteers
  Agency BC Wheelchair Basketball 
  Location     Coquitlam - Pinetree Community Centre and New Westminster - Douglas College
  Date Posted 18/February/2010
  Closing Date 31/March/2010
  Job Description     BC Wheelchair Basketball - Tournament Vols

  Job Type     Volunteer
  Education Student
  Job Title Volunteer Program Assistant
  Agency Coast Mental Health 
  Location     Various locations around the Lower Mainland
  Date Posted 23/November/2009
  Closing Date Ongoing
  Job Description     Coast Mental Health - Volunteer Program Assistant


  Job Type     Volunteer
  Education Student
  Job Title Adaptive Aquatic Volunteers
  Agency Vancouver Parks and Recreation
  Location     Vancouver
  Date Posted 3/November/2009
  Closing Date Ongoing
  Job Description     Vancouver Parks and Recreation - Adaptive Aquatic Volunteers


  Job Type     Volunteer
  Education Student
  Job Title Super Saturday Club Volunteers
  Agency Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver/Burnaby
  Location     Vancouver
  Date Posted 3/November/2009
  Closing Date Ongoing
  Job Description     CMHA - Super Saturday Club Volunteers


  Job Type     Volunteer
  Education Student
  Job Title Recreation Activity Facilitators
  Agency Coast Mental Health
  Location     Coquitlam - Riverview
  Date Posted 7/October/2009
  Closing Date Ongoing
  Job Description     CMH - Recreation Activity Facilitators


  Job Type     Volunteer
  Education Student
  Job Title Ski/Board Instructors for Persons with Disabilities
  Agency Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports
  Location     North Vancouver - Grouse, Seymour and Cypress Mountains
  Date Posted 7/October/2009
  Closing Date Ongoing
  Job Description     VASS - Ski-Board Instructors


  Job Type     Volunteer
  Education Student
  Job Title Adapted Aquatics Volunteer
  Agency Coquitlam Parks and Recreation
  Location     Chimo Pool and Fitness Centre - Coquitlam
  Date Posted 20/August/2009
  Closing Date Ongoing
  Job Description     Chimo Pool - Adapted Aquatics Volunteer


Summer:

  Job Type     Summer
  Education Student (must be returning to classes in September)
  Job Title Summer Students
  Agency OPTIONS Surrey Community Services Society
  Location     Surrey
  Date Posted 15/March/2010
  Closing Date 30/April/2010
  Job Description     OPTIONS Surrey Community Services Society - Summer Students


  Job Type     Summer
  Education Student (must be returning to classes in September)
  Job Title Summer Recreation Position
  Agency Maplewood House
  Location     Abbotsford
  Date Posted 11/March/2010
  Closing Date 11/April/2010
  Job Description     Maplewood House - Summer Recreation Assistant

  Job Type     Summer (may extend into Fall)
  Education Student
  Job Title Recreation Worker
  Agency Private Individual
  Location     East Vancouver
  Date Posted 11/March/2010
  Closing Date 11/April/2010
  Job Description     Personal Ad - Summer Recreation Therapy Student

  Job Type     Summer
  Education Student (must be returning to classes in September)
  Job Title Summer Recreation Position
  Agency Burquitlam Lions Care Centre
  Location     Coquitlam
  Date Posted 3/March/2010
  Closing Date 1/May/2010
  Job Description     Burquitlam Lions Care Centre - Summer Recreation Position


  Job Type     Summer
  Education Student (must be returning to classes in September)
  Job Title Child and Youth Care Counsellor
  Agency OPTIONS Services to Communities Society
  Location     Surrey
  Date Posted 15/February/2010
  Closing Date 1/April/2010
  Job Description     OPTIONS Child & Youth Care Counsellor Summer Positions


  Job Type     Summer
  Education Student
  Job Title Ranger Program Staff
  Agency Zajac Ranch for Children
  Location     Mission
  Date Posted 26/January/2010
  Closing Date 31/March/2010
  Job Description     Zajac Ranch - Summer Ranger Staff



Employers:

We will only post positions that require a minimum diploma in TR, or 2 years of education towards a Bachelor of TR/Recreation, or for students currently enrolled in such a program. Due to the varied job titles within the field of therapeutic recreation, job postings will be based on education not job titles.

Jobs will be posted on the website for 30 days unless otherwise requested.  Jobs will also be posted in paper format on our job board.

To have a job posted, please e-mail a job description to the TR Program Technician, Heather Campbell, at campbellh@douglas.bc.ca.  For posting format, please review the current job postings.